What in the world is Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross doing talking about his team playing in the Super Bowl come February of 2011?

Steve Ross

Ross is selling his product.

After all, the Dolphins are a business, and Ross has got an entire staff of people trying to sell tickets to Sunday’s games. Why not create a few headlines by expressing a tremendous amount of confidence in the 2010 squad.

Ross is also endorsing his recent investments. Don’t act like inside linebacker Karlos Dansby and receiver Brandon Marshall came cheap. You [the fans, the media, and critics] begged for a playmaking receiver and impact inside linebacker, so Ross signed off on spending $93 million on those TWO new pieces, whom he okay-ed making the highest paid players at their positions.

And let’s not forget new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, whom I was told is one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in the NFL.

Ross is providing the Trifecta, and Chad Henne, a vote of confidence. Ross still believes in this regime’s ability to evaluate talent. He’s confident the Dolphins will play more like they did in 2008 than in 2009. And he’s super high on Henne, whom he followed closely as a Michigan alum and booster before he became a Dolphin.

Ross is being a fan of the team he grew up rooting for, and now owns (not for big time profits, but big time fun). This is June, and in June every team has the same shot of playing in the Super Bowl at this point.

Just ask the New Orleans Saints. Hell, the New York Jets almost made it last season and the Dolphins beat them TWICE in 2009.

Ross is ultimately being a homer by predicted the Dolphins will be playing in the Super Bowl come February, and what’s wrong with that?

After all, he’s got more inside info, and more invested in this team than all of us combined.

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OMAR KELLY was unsuccessful at achieving his childhood dream to become a super hero, so he figured he'd do the next best thing and become a journalist who fights against injustice, and searches for truth. After being bored to death reporting news and covering politics, he switched to sports.
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IZZY GOULD joined the Sun Sentinel in Feb. 2012 as a Senior Sports Reporter on the Miami Dolphins beat. He came to South Florida fresh off covering the University of Alabama football program, including its 2011 national championship team. More